Posted by N8 on April 28, 1998 at 11:33:12:
In Reply to: Re: Stock Headers posted by Mark on April 23, 1998 at 17:19:17:
I've got full size (long 1 7/8 2 1/2 collector) on my 302 and they are not easy to put in, but they do fit.
: : Will the stock headers fit, or do I NEED block huggers?
: : -Chris
: If you mean stock cast iron, while I don't have a set in the shop right
: now,so I can't be sure, but an educated guess says no, because without modified
: shock towers, the BIGGEST TUBULAR type header that will fit is a 1 7/8". Even an
: eighth inch larger will not go. Hugging the block is not really the problem, it's the
: width and exit angle of the cylinder heads, as well as 10 lbs. of motor in a 5 lb. bay.
: Mark